Billy Higgins (vaudeville)

This article is about the vaudeville comedian, singer, and songwriter. For other uses, see Billy Higgins.
Billy Higgins
Also known asJazz Caspar
Born
William Weldon Higgins

(1888-06-09)June 9, 1888
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
DiedApril 19, 1937(1937-04-19) (aged 48)
New York City, U.S.
GenresVaudeville, blues
OccupationsComedian, singer, songwriter
Years activec. 1908–1930s
Formerly ofJosie Miles
Viola McCoy
Kitty Brown

William Weldon Higgins (June 9, 1888 – April 19, 1937) was an American vaudeville entertainer, comedian, singer and songwriter — critically acclaimed, and is historically chronicled, as one of the most popular stage comedians of the 1920s. Langston Hughes named him as one of the "Golden Dozen" black comedians. On various recordings of the 1920s, Higgins used the pseudonym Jazz Caspar (aka Casper).

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